8 mei 2019 was een woensdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 127e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Donald J. Trump.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 7 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 8 mei 2026, 53 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 8 mei 2027, in 311 dagen. Je hebt 2.610 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 62.650 uur, of ongeveer 3.759.001 minuten, of ongeveer 225.540.060 seconden.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Australian pace bowler Jhye Richardson has been ruled of his maiden Cricket World Cup by a shoulder injury and was withdrawn from the squad for the tournament in England and Wales on Wednesday.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Jacey Fortin
Jacey Fortin
Columbia Gas is paying Lawrence, Andover and North Andover for repairs after explosions there destroyed homes and killed one person.
Date: 08 May 2019
Corrections appearing in print on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
In the wake of a disappointing season, the Edmonton Oilers fired coach Ken Hitchcock on Tuesday and officially announced the hiring of Ken Holland as general manager.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Brooks Koepka does not sound too concerned about whether he wins the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson tournament this week as long as leaves the Big D for the Big Apple with his game in good shape.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Bank of Japan policymakers remained divided on how quickly to ramp up stimulus to hit their elusive price goal, minutes of their March meeting showed, even as slowing global demand clouded the outlook for the export-reliant economy.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Miriam Jordan
Miriam Jordan
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can continue to enforce a policy that returns asylum seekers to Mexico while they wait for an immigration court to decide their cases.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
Authorities are trying to determine if the deadly toxin ricin is the hazardous material that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from an apartment complex near the University of Minnesota.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
The start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum will be delayed because of a lighting malfunction in left field.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
The Chicago Bears acquired kicker Eddy Pineiro from the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2021.
Date: 08 May 2019
Corrections appearing in print on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
The New York Times reported Tuesday that Donald Trump's businesses lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, based on tax information the newspaper acquired.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Lauren Hepler
Lauren Hepler
A federal judge directed the utility’s board to visit Paradise, Calif., to see the devastation from a fire the company has said was likely started by its equipment.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Katie Rogers
Katie Rogers
Without clear policy goals, the first lady has relied on the power of her brand to spread Be Best’s message. Her supporters think that’s enough.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
Federal immigration agents on Tuesday arrested a suspected drunken driver who was free on bail after being charged with plowing into a Northern California trailer home and killing three sleeping family members.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously backed legislation supporting Taiwan which faces military and diplomatic pressure from China as members of the U.S. Congress push for a sharper approach to relations with Beijing.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Activity in Japan's services sector expanded at a slightly slower pace in April than the previous month as growth in new business slowed, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez said his team mates defended like children for the fourth goal they conceded in a shock 4-0 defeat at Liverpool on Tuesday which sent them crashing out of the Champions League 4-3 on aggregate.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expand its true-crime programming.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
Maggie Haberman
Several people close to Mr. Trump said the statement was aimed at a group run by David Bossie, one of his earliest political advisers and the deputy campaign manager of his 2016 campaign.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
New Zealand's government on Wednesday introduced an ambitious climate change bill that aims to make the nation mostly carbon neutral by 2050 while giving some leeway to farmers.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Chain-smoking singer Gudar Mia, who recently turned 80 in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, lit another cigarette, closed his eyes, and crooned the opening words of a Rohingya folk song.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
New Zealand's government will introduce legislation to tackle climate change on Wednesday which includes a target for cutting methane emissions from livestock by at least 10 percent by 2030.
Date: 08 May 2019
By The Associated Press
Terry Francona's positive messages aren't working. His time-tested tolerance is being tried.
Date: 08 May 2019
By Reuters
Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree appointing Abdelhadi El-mansouri as a head of its General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) with the rank of minister, Saudi Press Agency reported early on Wednesday.